ADBE

Adobe Inc. develops and markets digital media and marketing software solutions, serving creative professionals, marketers, and enterprises worldwide. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company operates through three primary segments: Digital Media, Digital Experience, and Publishing and Advertising. Adobe's flagship Creative Cloud suite includes industry-standard applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Acrobat, serving millions of subscribers globally. The company's Document Cloud, anchored by Acrobat and Adobe Sign, addresses digital document workflows. Adobe Experience Cloud delivers marketing analytics, advertising, and commerce solutions for enterprise customers. The company employs approximately 29,000 people and generates annual revenue exceeding $19 billion. Adobe operates on a subscription-based software-as-a-service model, having completed its transition from perpetual licenses in 2013. The company maintains dominant market positions in creative software, digital document management, and customer experience management. In September 2022, Adobe announced its plan to acquire collaborative design platform Figma for $20 billion, though the deal was abandoned in December 2023 due to regulatory challenges. Adobe continues to invest heavily in artificial intelligence capabilities, integrating its Firefly generative AI technology across Creative Cloud applications. The company trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker symbol ADBE and is a component of the S&P 500 index.